Diabetes and sexual satisfaction

Diabetic women are less satisfied with their sex life

Sexual difficulties have many causes and one of them may be diabetes. And although this applies to both sexes , a new study found how decreases the level of sexual satisfaction specifically among women who have diabetes, with an even greater decline in the case of using insulin. In this article, we tell you more details on this finding and recommendations to overcome some problems in privacy that may result from diabetes.

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, tried to measure how much decreased sexual desire or satisfaction in women with diabetes and found that while both the desire and sexual practice were similar among those with the condition and who is not, diabetics have reported less pleasure, especially those who need to use insulin.

To achieve these results, the researchers analyzed data from more than 2,000 women from Kaiser Permanente in Northern California, who were about 55 years old. Among them, 486 had diabetes, and about 6 percent used insulin .

The participants answered a questionnaire and answers the following information emerged: almost two-thirds of women reported having sexual activity in the previous 3 months of the study and about half of those who had no sex they said that was because  they had no partners or their companions could not have sexual activity.

Among women who did have sexual activity, women who applied insulin tended to report more lubrication problems and trouble reaching orgasm than those who did not have diabetes or if they did, but the fighting with other medicines.

Similarly, these women were more likely to say that their health, in general, limited their sexual activity "quite" or "extremely" compared with women without diabetes.

Remember that uncontrolled diabetes can lead to other health complications such as heart disease and heart attacks, kidney problems and nerve endings ( diabetic neuropathy ), which can also be related to problems in sex.

While this study is limited and further data on this topic is needed to understand exactly how diabetes affects women in their sexual life, the truth is that this can happen: many women with diabetes may have decreased libido (lack sexual desire) and inability to achieve orgasm, vaginal dryness and more likely to have vaginal yeast infections (thrush or vaginal candidiasis) .

Vaginal dryness can be very annoying because it hampers to produce lubricate during sex and so even may feel pain. To make matters worse, lubricants counter that helps right now can further increase the risk of you from getting vaginal yeast infection.

What can you do to maintain a healthy sexual relationship even if you are diabetic? If you have vaginal dryness and want to use a lubricant, talk to your doctor or gynecologist so he can advise you on which product recommends that you use or how you can solve the problem, let alone shame: let him ask all the questions you have regarding your sexuality and how it can affect you in relation to your diabetes.

Similarly, contact openly with your partner to understand the reasons for your lack of sexual appetite and incidentally, explore other activities that promote intimacy and closeness of the couple emotionally. All that will help later in the physical relationship.

Now, does that mean that if you have diabetes have sexual problems? No, each person is different and the disease can affect everyone in different ways. Some have sexual problems, others have skin problems, others feel in vision and some people have no problem and keep their diabetes under control.

So, the important thing is to keep blood sugar levels under control and that, in addition to the medicines that your doctor prescribe, nothing better than a directed proper diet accompanied by exercise routine . Come on , do not give up! Your sexual problems can be solved despite diabetes.